Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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Let the Sunshine In | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Tall Dark Stranger: Denis and Binoche are Remarkable Bedfellows in Light Comedy Claire Denis comes as close as she ever will to romantic comedy...

Wakefield | Review

A Most Wanted Man: Swicord Hangs Doctorow on the Snide Shoulders of Cranston For evidence of Bryan Cranston’s ability to carry a film, look no...

Wonderstruck | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review

Time After Time: Haynes Captures Wistful Tone of Bygone Eras American indie auteur Todd Haynes explores dual cinematic pastiche in his most family friendly film...

Loveless | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review

Some Great Reward: Zvyagintsev Rips into Missing Muscovites Bitter familial separation and newly fermented coupling are equal bed partners in what staunchly begins as...

Criterion Collection: Good Morning | Blu-ray Review

Criterion re-releases one of its early additions to the collection for the first time on Blu-ray, Yasujiro Ozu’s poignant late period comedy, Good Morning...

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London | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Magnificent Obsession: Di Marco & Picoli Patrol the Poison...

Agata the Writer | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Blindness of Strangers: Dorabialski Stings the Storyteller “In the...

Woman Unknown | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Penile Code: el-Toukhy Explores the Gendered Paradox of...

The Echo Chamber | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

An Affair to Disremember: Pallaoro Explores the Unbearable Bleakness...
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